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Although we generally don’t do mobile repairs anymore, we were recently called out to attend to a 2016 Ford Transit van that had suffered a catastrophic rear wheel bearing failure while traveling at 80km/h. Now, you’ll agree that rear wheel bearing failures are rare on these vehicles, but in this […]
We recently identified the screeching noise on a car of French manufacture as a failed/damaged bearing in the drive belt tensioner pulley. We are sure that most technicians have made similar diagnoses, so our verdict is not especially noteworthy. However, what is noteworthy was the way the customer reacted when […]
We recently identified the screeching noise on a car of French manufacture as a failed/damaged bearing in the drive belt tensioner pulley. We are sure that most technicians have made similar diagnoses, so our verdict is not especially noteworthy. However, what is noteworthy was the way the customer reacted when […]
Although we generally don’t do mobile repairs anymore, we were recently called out to attend to a 2016 Ford Transit van that had suffered a catastrophic rear wheel bearing failure while traveling at 80km/h. Now, you’ll agree that rear wheel bearing failures are rare on these vehicles, but in this […]
We have neither owned a pneumatic impact wrench for at least 15 years, nor have we allowed their use in our workshop for that amount of time. There are many good reasons for this, but in the interest of brevity, we will say that since we introduced the ban on […]
How to remove the inner wheel bearing race the gets stuck on the hub, this can be a difficult task but using this simple method with an angle grinder, you will easily remove it.
We have neither owned a pneumatic impact wrench for at least 15 years, not have we allowed their use in our workshop for that amount of time. There are many good reasons for this, but in the interest of brevity, we will say that since we introduced the ban on […]
Although we generally don’t do mobile repairs anymore, we were recently called out to attend to a 2016 Ford Transit van that had suffered a catastrophic rear wheel bearing failure while traveling at 80km/h. Now, you’ll agree that rear wheel bearing failures are rare on these vehicles, but in this […]
We recently identified the screeching noise on a car of French manufacture as a failed/damaged bearing in the drive belt tensioner pulley. We are sure that most technicians have made similar diagnoses, so our verdict is not especially noteworthy. However, what is noteworthy was the way the customer reacted when […]
Wheel bearing diagnostics can be tricky. If you hear noises such as growling with gear changes, constant noise when driving, popping or clicking when turning, or a noisy CV joint…find out what they could mean at Schaeffler REPXPERT.